Literary Elements
When words have the same ending sounds.
What is rhyme?
Like a dictionary, usually found in the back of the book.
What is a glossary?
It is the time and place at which the events of the story happen.
What is the setting?
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence? I woked up and did not remember where I was.
Change woked to woke.
What change, if any, should be made in the sentence? How would you get rid of a huge colony of bees!
This is a question! How would you get rid of a huge colony of bees?
The moral or lesson the author wants the reader to learn.
What is theme?
The writing underneath a photograph that gives you more information about the picture.
What is a caption?
Sets the stage for the story. Characters are introduced, the setting is described , and the conflict begins to unfold.
What is the exposition?
What change, if any, should be made in the sentence? Mrs.Worling sounded fearfull, but Talon wasn't afraid at all.
Change fearfull to fearful.
What correction should be made to this sentence? Last summer my family went to visit Aunt Hilda in alaska.
Alaska is the name of a state-capitalize it!
The author's attitude. Implied by their word choice.
What is tone?
Advertising affects our lives everyday. Brand names are common household words. We start each day using toothpaste, soap and breakfast foods promoted by advertisers. Ads have made the cars we drive signs of our success. Our choices of food, dress, and entertainment are swayed by ads. Not one aspect of American life is untouched by advertising. Name the main idea.
What is not one aspect of American life is untouched by advertising?
The turning point when the action reaches a peak and the outcome of the conflict is decided.
What is the climax?
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence? Spider silk is stronger than steal wire.
Change steal to steel.
What change, if any, should be made in this sentence? The beekeepers was happy to have all our bees.
Should be... The beekeepers were happy to have all our bees.
The feeling the author is trying to convey.
What is mood?
Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. Some people are trying to solve this problem. Otherwise, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. People are trying to save the rain forests and woodlands where the chimps live from being cut down. It will take many people working together to solve this problem.
What is problem and solution?
What are the 3 things does the reader learn in the exposition?
What is characters, conflict, and setting.
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence? There was to much noise in the room for the baby to sleep.
The first "to" is used incorrectly, it should be spelled "too".
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence? Man first landed on the moon on July 29 1969.
Add a comma after 29.
Words or phrases that are repeated.
What is repetition?
This type of text structure features an explanation of something to give the reader a mental picture.
What is description?
Little clues the author leaves behind to hint at what is to come later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence? As there friendship grew, they became inseparable.
Change there to their.
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence? Maya picked peppers watermelons and lettuce to plant in the garden.
Comma in a series...Maya picked peppers, watermelons, and lettuce to plant in the garden.